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Meta planning to shut Instagram & Facebook in US state over 'impossible' child safety demands
short by Ashley Paul / on Saturday, 2 May, 2026
Meta is planning to shut down Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in the US state of New Mexico in response to prosecutors' demands for changes to the company's child safety measures, according to reports. This comes as prosecutors demand changes to child accounts to rein in addictive features, improve age verification and prevent sexual exploitation. Meta called the safety demands "impossible".